I think we are officially potty trained (knocking on wood right now). Samuel has gone several days, including a full day at mother's day out and school today without any accidents. He wakes up almost everyday from his nap with a dry diaper. He is still pretty wet when he wakes up from a full night sleep (even though we did have one night that he woke up completely dry). I think for the first time in all my parenting of Samuel, potty training the easiest. He pretty much did it himself. I removed the little potty from all the bathrooms and he stands to pee and sits on the toilet to poop. Aaaah a sigh of relief.

I threw a baby shower for Jonathan and Laura this past weekend. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of all the cakes and food. We had a great time and I think Jonathan and Laura got some great gifts for their new baby girl. My parents were in town to help celebrate as well and I got a great picture of them with the boys.

My dad carved a pumpkin with Samuel on Sunday. He loved it once again this year. He wasn't as scared of the guts on the inside. I think my Dad was pretty excited about helping Samuel carve the pumpkin too. It was such a beautiful day to be outside and carve.

We went to Trunk or Treat at the MAC for the first time this year. It was actually a ton of fun and I can't wait for next year when Joseph will be able to participate as well. People decorated the trunks of their cars, there was a DJ that played great music, there was food including smores and then the kids went car to car to trick or treat. Samuel was a gorilla and Joseph was a spider.